Which Linux?

[darmstadt]

Try out the Mint 8 Live CD before commiting to Ubuntu, as I mentioned before it's Ubuntu based but much better all round.

WHS +1.

I actually run Debian Lenny on my laptop but for that you do need to know some command line stuff, not really a beginner OS. I try installing all the latest releases of each major Linux distro and they all work in different ways. My major gripe at the moment is the window manager. I like KDE but the latest versions cause too many crashes or are too slow and not all that intuitive so I've been playing with Gnome recently.

 

[lilelvis2000]

You sure you don't have a hardware issue? Best best is try a live CD on Linux, you can download a live CD of Ubuntu or Mint. Mint is based on Ubuntu so has all the goodies and extra multimedia bits. If you like it then install and your off.

 

[TheFaQQer]

WHS +1.

No 64 bit support yet.

You sure you don't have a hardware issue? Best best is try a live CD on Linux, you can download a live CD of Ubuntu or Mint. Mint is based on Ubuntu so has all the goodies and extra multimedia bits. If you like it then install and your off.

Last I checked, Ubuntu had been running for over a day and a half with no crashes, so between 2 and 3 times better than Windows 7. Will check again when I get home tomorrow or Wednesday.

 

[darmstadt]

No 64 bit support yet.

Eh? Maybe not 8 but 7:

x64 Edition

Note: This edition isn't available for Linux Mint 8 yet. This is Linux Mint 7 "Gloria" x64 Edition.

 

[TheFaQQer]

Eh? Maybe not 8 but 7:

Sorry - yes I meant in the latest release.

Ubuntu has now been running for 4 1/2 days with no crashes, so will be going to some flavour of ubuntu soon.

Thanks all.